Administrator Guide
Use the Administrative Download Utility
(CMGAd)
• This utility allows the download of a key material bundle for use on a computer that is not connected to an Security Management
Server/Security Management Server Virtual.
• This utility uses one of the following methods to download a key bundle, depending on the command line parameter passed to the
application:
• Forensic Mode - Used if -f is passed on the command line or if no command line parameter is used.
• Admin Mode - Used if -a is passed on the command line.
Log les can be located at C:\ProgramData\CmgAdmin.log
Use the Administrative Download Utility in Forensic
Mode
1 Double-click cmgad.exe to launch the utility or open a command prompt where CMGAd is located and type cmgad.exe -f (or
cmgad.exe).
2 Enter the following information (some elds may be pre-populated).
Device Server URL: Fully qualied Security Server (Device Server) URL. The format is https://securityserver.domain.com:8443/xapi/.
Dell Admin: Name of the administrator with forensic administrator credentials (enabled in the Remote Management Console), such as
jdoe
Password: Forensic administrator password
MCID: Machine ID, such as machineID.domain.com
DCID: First eight digits of the 16-digit Shield ID
TIP
:
Usually, specifying either the MCID or DCID are sucient. However, if both are known, it is helpful to enter both. Each
parameter contains dierent information about the client and client computer.
Click Next.
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